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Re: Heekscad undo redo buttons - 14 years ago
I just noticed that too. I don't think it doesby Zumba - 3D Design tools
Re: 1.2 motherboard/gen3 electronics still good? - 14 years ago
jsadusk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What industrial stepper driver are you using? It's unnamed. I scavanged it from a CNC with broken mechanics that was getting thrown outby Zumba - General
Re: 1.2 motherboard/gen3 electronics still good? - 14 years ago
jsadusk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One thing you should definitely do is get a > stepper driver for your extruder. Driving the > extruder stepper off of the extruder board > H-bridges never worked very well and will give you > no end of problems. you mean I have to get a mainboard+extruder board+stepper driver on top of the extruder board toby Zumba - General
Re: Belts and pulleys affecting quality - 14 years ago
nophead Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No the UP uses belts and linear slide bearings. Then why is it higher res?by Zumba - General
Re: Printing Upside Down to Eliminate Ooze - 14 years ago
Markus Amsler Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Short time ooze is due to melting chamber > pressure, which is fixed by retracting. > > "Long time" ooze is mostly due to volatile parts > in the plastic, which evaporate in the melting > chamber at extruding temperature. This is higly > dependant on the plastic type and > mixture/additives. Iby Zumba - General
Re: Printing methode for 'endless' objects - 14 years ago
What about heating? Large objects would crack from thermal stress.by Zumba - General
Re: 1.2 motherboard/gen3 electronics still good? - 14 years ago
Excellent then! Thanks!by Zumba - General
Belts and pulleys affecting quality - 14 years ago
I keep reading about what makes the UP printer better quality than the Mendel. Some say it's the belts and pulleys but I don't quite understand how. Are the UP belts and pulleys "higher res" with more steps in some way?by Zumba - General
Re: 1.2 motherboard/gen3 electronics still good? - 14 years ago
Makerbot electronics issues are well known. Can we please stay on topic?by Zumba - General
1.2 motherboard/gen3 electronics still good? - 14 years ago
I want to start my build so I want to know if these electronics are still good to use. The makerbot electronics are plagued with a multitude of problems so I want to know if the reprap 1.2 is bug free and recent.by Zumba - General